3 main reasons why WWE is planning Roman Reigns vs Buddy Murphy at SummerSlam

This week on SmackDown, Reigns was finally able to get some answers regarding the mystery of the recent backstage attacks on him. Reigns decimated Buddy Murphy backstage until the former 205 Live Superstar was ready to spill the beans.

While Murphy revealed Rowan to be the man behind the attacks, the attack at the hands of Reigns left him seething. Roman Reigns currently does not have a match at SummerSlam, but as per WrestleVotes, WWE might be planning a match between The Big Dog and Buddy Murphy at the biggest party of the summer.

Here is what WrestleVotes stated:

There were discussions last night about adding Roman Reigns vs Buddy Murphy to the SummerSlam card after the angle that went down on SmackDown. Source said it wasn’t decided either way yesterday, but it remains a possibility as we get closer to the show this weekend.

Let us take a look at 3 major reasons why WWE want this match to take place:

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#3 Placeholder match for The Big Dog

There have been reports stating that WWE has no plans for Daniel Bryan competing at SummerSlam this year. This means that WWE is taking their time in building the feud between Reigns and Bryan before the two finally clash.

This is certainly a good way to build interest among the fans so that the payoff match is appreciated more. However, not having the face of WWE - Roman Reigns - compete at the second biggest PPV of the year would certainly be a bit odd.

Last week on SmackDown Reigns decimated Murphy backstage in order to get an answer out of him about who the man behind attacks on him was. The Best Kept Secret had to spill all the secrets as he revealed Rowan to be behind the attacks.

Since WWE want to prolong the storyline between The Big Dog and Bryan & Rowan, Murphy would be the perfect fit for a placeholder match for Roman Reigns at SummerSlam.

#2 A chance for Buddy Murphy to shine

Murphy is a former Cruiserweight Champion, and when he was moved to SmackDown Live from 205 Live, the WWE Universe had major expectations from him. However, apart from a handful of insignificant appearances, Murphy has not been used at all on the main roster.

While it is a given that there is no way WWE will allow Murphy to go over Reigns at the show, a good showing by the Australian Superstar would help elevate his stock in WWE going forward.

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#1 Help move the ongoing story further

As per reports, WWE is planning to further the storyline between Reigns and Bryan at SummerSlam. Having Reigns compete against Murphy could lead to a scenario where he gets attacked yet again backstage when returning from his match against Murphy.

Another major possibility could be that Daniel Bryan and Rowan finally come out and reveal themselves as the attackers and blindside Reigns after his match and assault the former Universal Champion when he is least expecting it.